Fertility rate: births per woman in Russia
Russia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Russia stood at 1.45 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Russia peaked at 2.93 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.18 live births per woman, in 1999.
That places Russia 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 178 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 180 Bhutan 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 182 Czechia 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 184 Montserrat 1.44 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Russia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.832 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 37.06 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 31.96 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.9033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 50.46 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Russia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Russia was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Russia ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.